Modern Times (1950 - 2005)

Sort by:     ISBN     Product     Price      Default     See details 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers ISBN: 0805076824 Of the millions of words written about September 11, 2001, most were told from the outside looking in. "New York Times" reporters Dwyer and Flynn have taken the opposite and far more revealing-approach, capturing the little-known stories of the nearly 12,000 ordinary people who took extraordin... Our price: $26.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details 1940's the: Secrets ISBN: 0761316043 Illustrated with black-and-white period photos & prints In book five of this exciting series that follows the lives of several interlocking families and their friends through the twentieth century, we renew our acquaintance with Esther Aldrich and her family who, in book four, escaped from Naz... 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Now the greatest event of the 20th century is magnificently retold through the eyes and ears of the people who were there: 23 Moon voyagers and those who strugg... Our price: $15.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Al Capone Does My Shirts ISBN: 0399238611 Moose Flannagan moves with his family to Alcatraz so his dad can work as a prison guard and his sister, Natalie, can attend a special school. Market price: $15.99 Our price: $14.99 , save 6% Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator ISBN: 0689831889 In this Childhood of Famous Americans series book, young readers can explore the world of Earhart, the first female pilot to fly nonstop across the United States. B&W illustrations. 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It traces how King was influenced by and in turn had an influence over black preaching in America. Includes the text to four never-before-heard sermons. Our price: $20.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Leon's Story ISBN: 0374443300 "In this riveting autobiography, Baltimore janitor Leon Walter Tillage reflects on his life with all the vitality of a storyteller gathering his audience around him. . . Roth's dramatic black-and-white collages pay homage to the power of Leon's story, a tale that does more in its gentle way to... 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But then he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a smart and sassy girl from a poor nearby island community founded by former ... Market price: $15.00 Our price: $14.00 , save 7% Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman Who Changed a Nation ISBN: 0310235871 This inspiring book on the faith, the hope, and the heart of a woman who changed a nation gives the account of her infamous stand against injustice as well as the lasting impact it has made. Our price: $9.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott ISBN: 0785268480 The Columbine tragedy in April 1999 pierced the heart of our country. In December 1999, we learned that the teenage killers specifically targeted Rachel Scott and mocked her Christian faith on their chilling, homemade videotapes. Our price: $13.99 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Remember: The Journey to School Integration ISBN: 061839740X The Pulitzer Prize winner presents a treasure chest of archival photographs that depict the historical events surrounding school desegregation. "Remember" will be published on the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision ending legal school segr... 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Major events of the decade, including the Sacco and Venzetti trial and the popularity of Babe Ru... Our price: $23.93 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details The 1930s: Directions ISBN: 0761316035 Rocco's son Tony hops a freight train and experiences the Great Depression firsthand. Molly Aldrich competes in the Berlin Olympics and visits her cousin Jack, who married a Jewish woman and settled in Berlin. Major events of the decade, including the rise of Hitler and the disappearance of Am... 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